Warning: This article contains spoilers for Yellowstone season 5.In Yellowstone season 5, Kayce's son is buried alongside a recently deceased horse, which Mo explains is in accordance with Indigenous tradition. Notably, it was the personal horse of John Dutton - the one that Rip had to kill out of mercy because of its broken leg, which happened due to inexperience of its rider Carter (Rip and Beth's adopted son). Rip helps Mo and several others with burying the horse next to the grave of baby John Dutton - Kayce and Monica's son - but Mo refused to elaborate exactly why this had to be done.

At the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch's main house, Rip tells John his theory about the horse burial - "so the boy has something to ride in heaven," which actually isn't that far off from the truth. Just like how Yellowstone uses the wolf as a symbol of the natural order,...